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What About Me?

Yesterday it really hit me that I am completely neglecting me. Ok, not completely, I still shower, I put make-up on before I come to work and stuff like that, I’m just not eating properly. Notice a trend here, a week ago I didn’t know what to feed Zach (still don’t) and now I have to figure out how to feed me, food is way up there on the list for me. Last night, as I was eating corn dogs for the I don’t know how many nights in a row, I tried to figure out the last time I went grocery shopping. Yah, I have no clue. We’ve been to the store but I run in, grab a few things and run out, not exactly grocery shopping. My fruit comes from the Pop-Tarts I eat for breakfast, my veggies come from whatever frozen meal I have for lunch that day, my dairy comes from ice cream and my protein comes from the corn dogs.

This needs to be fixed, I just don’t know how to fix it. In the morning I don’t have time to eat so I keep Pop-Tarts in my desk. At night we don’t get home until almost 6:00. He’s starved so I feed him then I put him in the bath and then we play until he goes to sleep around 7:30. Some nights I don’t get around to feeding me until 9:00. Zach never sees me eat. On the rare occasions when he does see me eat he is fascinated by it and stares at me. This is yet another reason I need to fix this. I so want us to sit at the table and have meals together, that’s very important to me. This will be easier when he can eat real foods but then I have to be able to fix real foods. Ugh!

I’m completely open to suggestions here. Any pointers???

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That happens to every mommy. You need to try to plan your meals ahead of time so when you get home you know what you have to make. Otherwise it just gets too stressful. May I suggest getting a baby carrier, too? When I got home from work when my kids were little, I would put them in my Mei Tai on my back and make dinner while mommy “held them”. My Anya would oftentimes take a little catnap. Daycare is exhausting you know! It sounds like it is just you most of the time, so just figure out some small healthy, quick meals/salads you can make without too much effort. As for grocery shopping, look into home grocery delivery in your area. You can’t get it very many places, but when you can it is so nice!